20. The author’s main purpose is to a. persuade readers to develop larger social circles.

b. discuss the positive and negative aspects of social networks.

c. entertain with accounts of the many ways social networks affect people.

d. warn readers of the pressures that can be caused by loved ones.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."

the growth of the plants is affected by the heat of the light. what is the student doing?